diff --git a/plugin.py b/plugin.py
index a737ce0..92e5a1a 100644
--- a/plugin.py
+++ b/plugin.py
@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ def vmcreate(req):
     slave_name = 'warrior' #staic route
     #vmid = str(grid.generate_vmid()) #TODO: this should be between 100 and 65000
     vmid = random.randint(200, 62000)
-    cube_id = time.time() #TODO: make sure this is unique. time since epoch is not random enough but should do the trick for now
+    cubeid = time.time() #TODO: make sure this is unique. time since epoch is not random enough but should do the trick for now
     ipv4_list = grid.generate_ipv4(req['region'], req['vps_ipv4'])
     
     #metadata  
-    deploy = { 'cube': int(cube_id),
+    deploy = { 'cube': int(cubeid),
                'type': req['vps_type'],
                'host': vm_name,
                'region': region_fullname,
                'slave': slave_name,
-               'vmid': vmid,
+               'vmid': vm_id,
                'cpu_mem_hdd': (req['vps_cpu'], req['vps_mem'], req['vps_hdd']),
                'clientid': req['clientid'],
                'clientname': req['clientname'],
@@ -95,14 +95,17 @@ def vmcreate(req):
     proxobject = auth(slave_name)
     #slave_name = proxobject.cluster.status.get()[0]['name']
 
+    ioconfig.logger.info('slave[' + slave_name + ']> deploying %s on %s (%s) at %s with %s and %s', cubeid, slave_name, vm_id, region_id, vm_ipv4, req)
+    grid.writedb(deploy)
+
     ipv4_dict = {}
     ipidx = 0
-    ioconfig.logger.info('slave[' + slave_name + ']> deploying %s on %s at %s with %s and %s', vm_id, slave_id , region_id, vm_ipv4, req)
+
     for ip in vm_ipv4:
         ipv4_dict[str(ipidx)] = str(ip)
         ipidx += 1
 
-    response = { 'status':'CREATE', 'vmid':vm_id, 'name':vm_name, 'password':vm_pass, 'ipv4_0':vm_ipv4[0] }
+    response = { 'status':'CREATE', 'cube':vm_id, 'name':vm_name, 'password':vm_pass, 'ipv4_0':vm_ipv4[0] }
     description = vm_name + ' (' + vm_id + ')\n' + 'owned by ' + client_name + ' (' + client_id + ')\n' + 'master ip: ' + vm_ipv4[0]
     
     #create partition
@@ -141,7 +144,7 @@ def vmcreate(req):
 
     #start the machihe
     time.sleep(7) #wait few seconds for the slave to prepare the machine for initial run
-    vmstart(vm_id)
+    vmstart(cubeid)
     return response